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There are around 3,800 new chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cases in the UK every year, that's 10 every day (2013-2015).

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is not among the 20 most common cancers in the UK, accounting for 1% of all new cancer cases (2015).

In males in the UK, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is not among the 20 most common cancers, with around 2,300 new cases in 2015.

In females in the UK, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is not among the 20 most common cancers, with around 1,400 new cases in 2015.

Incidence rates for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the UK are highest in people aged 85 to 89 (2013-2015).

Since the early 1990s, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia incidence rates have increased by around a sixth (18%) in the UK. Rates in males have increased by around a seventh (13%), and rates in females have increased by around a seventh (15%).

Over the last decade, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia incidence rates have increased by almost a tenth (8%) in the UK. Rates in males have increased by around a twentieth (6%), and rates in females have increased by almost a tenth (8%).

Leukaemia (CLL) in England is not associated with deprivation.

An estimated 20,200 people who had previously been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) were alive in the UK at the end of 2010.

There are around 220 chronic myeloid leukaemia deaths in the UK every year, that's around 4 every week (2014-2016).

Chronic myeloid leukaemia is not among the 20 most common causes of cancer death in the UK, accounting for less than 1% of all cancer deaths (2016).

In males in the UK, chronic myeloid leukaemia is not among the 20 most common causes of cancer death, with around 120 deaths in 2016.

In females in the UK, chronic myeloid leukaemia is not among the 20 most common causes of cancer death, with around 100 deaths in 2016.

Mortality rates for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the UK are highest in people aged 90+ (2014-2016).

Since the early 1970s, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia mortality rates have decreased by around a seventh (14%) in the UK. Rates in males have decreased by almost a sixth (16%), and rates in females have decreased by around a fifth (19%).

Over the last decade, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia mortality rates have decreased by a fifth (20%) in the UK. Rates in males have decreased by a fifth (20%), and rates in females have decreased by almost a quarter (23%).

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The latest statistics available for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in the UK are; incidence 2015 and mortality 2016. Reliable survival data for the UK is currently not available.

The ICD code for CLL is ICD-10 C91.1.

European Age-Standardised Rates were calculated using the 1976 European Standard Population (ESP) unless otherwise stated as calculated with ESP2013. ASRs calculated with ESP2013 are not comparable with ASRs calculated with ESP1976.

Lifetime risk estimates were calculated using incidence, mortality, population and all-cause mortality data for 2012 for males and 2010-2012 for females due to the small number of cases.

Patient Experience data is for adult patients in England with a primary diagnosis of cancer, who were in active treatment between September and November 2013 and who completed a survey in 2014.

Deprivation gradient statistics were calculated using incidence data for three time periods: 1996-2000, 2001-2005 and 2006-2010 and for mortality for two time periods: 2002-2006 and 2007-2011. The 1997-2001 mortality data were only used for the all cancers combined group as this time period includes the change in coding from ICD-9 to ICD-10. The deprivation quintiles were calculated using the Income domain scores from the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) from the following years: 2004, 2007 and 2010. Full details on the data and methodology can be found in the Cancer by Deprivation in England NCIN report.

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